Actress
Born and raised in Melbourne, Jessa’s Victorian College of the Arts credits (VCA) include Luibov in ‘The Cherry Orchard’ and Fefu in ‘Fefu and her Friends’ (both dir. Sapidah Kian), Luciana/ Luce in ‘A Comedy of Errors’ (dir. Tony Smith), Hunter/ Freshly Freed Prisoner in ‘Fucking A’ (dir. Candy Bowers) and Translator/ Grandmother Vladu in ‘Mad Forest’ (dir. Sean Mee). Jessa most recently appeared in Melbourne University’s Hackathon as Decius Brutus, Lucilius and Carpenter in ‘It Was Greek To Me’ (dir. Budi Miller). Jessa also recently worked on ‘Coming of Age’ short film (dir. Colin Budds) and ‘The Undergarment Odyessy’ webseires in Episode 1 ‘Rachel vs her sexuality’ as Bisexual Beasto (Dir. Harrison Lane). Before VCA, Jessa trained with The Victorian Youth Theatre and is an accomplished vocalist with a wide range of styles.
Since 2020 Jessa has been touring Australia and the US as the main puppeteer for Bluey in “Bluey’s Big Play – The Stage Show”. She will be criss crossing the continental United States on tour until at least mid 2024.